How to create a USB Floppy Driver diskette ?

"MJ" <MJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Since most new servers don't have an internal floppy drive, I bought an
> external floppy drive and attempted to do ASR Restore on a Windows 2003
> Server (IBM x385) using Sony's External USB Floppy (MPF88E).
> I followed the instructions on how to create an ASR floopy from the ASR
> Backup.
>
> I booted the server with a Windows 2003 CD inserted, pressed F6 and F2 and
> everything seemed to be O.K.
>
> It asked me to insert the ASR floppy into the floppy drive (external USB
> Sony MPF88E floppy drive).
> Next, it asked me if I had additional storage drivers to add.
>
> If I just proceed without entering anything (i.e. Just carriage return),
> it
> starts initial Windows setup but then it complains (after a while) that
> the
> system cannot find any floppy drive !?
>
> Thus, I copied driver files from the CD (that came with the Sony External
> USB Floppy MPF88E) onto a floppy.
> However, when I insert this floppy into the floppy drive I get the error
> message:
>
> "TXTSETUP.OEM can not be found"
>
> Obviousy, the driver diskette fromat was not right.
> There were only two files on it: SONYU2K.CAT and SONYU2K.INF
> The CD did not have any other file except for the useless README.TXT.
>
> Windows Setup is onviously looking for the TXTSETUP.OEM.
>
> How to create a USB Floppy Driver diskette ?
>
> What is the format ?
>
>
>

Try this fix. It worked for me with a Sony USB floppy.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherb.../CS-026606.htm

Note that txtsetup.oem is on the storage driver floppy. You shouldn't need
drivers for the USB floppy if your BIOS supports USB floppy drives.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca